Box Blight

If you grow tomatoes, you have almost certainly run afoul of the fungus that causes the disease known as early blight.This ubiquitous tomato disease

As part of a monthly blogger's challenge, I built this DIY Planter Box Bench Seat for my back yard. The challenge for this month was to build a project out of mostly 2x4 boards. Other than the lattice, I used 2x4 redwood boards for the entire project. Redwood is a little pricier than using any of the white wood boards, such as pine or Douglas Fir, but it holds up better in outdoor conditions. (Plus, if you have a wood planer, you can buy the construction grade redwood boards for much cheaper, and after running them through the planer they come out looking like the more expensive redwood boards).

If your house is anything like ours at Christmastime, there is a steady stream of packages arriving during the weeks before and they are often piled up on the porch when we arrive home. Not only does this invite theft, but it can also easily spoil Christmas morning surprises when that hard to find, must-have toy of the year arrives in its original box for everyone to see! We decided to create a package drop box for weather protection, to remove the temptation for theft, and to keep all of the arriving presents hidden away. This is a simple DIY that anyone can follow the plan for and recreate. Using a circular saw, drill, and jig saw, I completed a 3-tool DIY package drop box that made our Christmas season mail delivery a success!

A busy working life may make it difficult to source the right plants for your garden, but gardening subscription boxes and gardening kits save you time, delivering anything from seeds to gardening kit, to helpful gardening instructions straight to your door. This convenience has given gardening kits and subscription boxes a growing niche among subscription-style services, delivering houseplants, seeds and vegetables direct to your door every month, season or just when you need them.

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Create an outdoor space you’ve been dreaming of by adding a simple, yet gorgeous DIY concrete block planter box to your patio or flower garden.

We have a cute little Japanese Maple tree on our front lawn. I love the tree – but do not love playing twister with it, while I’m mowing the grass around it. LOL

By Brooke Ressell

It is so crazy to me how sometimes the most simple upgrade can change the look of a space so much.

Window boxes and troughs are the perfect way to dress your house, but it’s not as easy as simply planting them up and forgetting about them. Even before you start putting plants into soil, it’s well worth thinking about the practicalities. If you can’t easily and regularly water your plants, for example, consider installing an irrigation system or buying self-watering window boxes (try lechuza.co.uk). Your choice of compost is also important, as many multi-purpose composts are too light and will dry out in a flash, so choose a soil-based compost such as John Innes No. 3 or make your own mix from topsoil and multi-purpose compost.

Late blight is a serious disease that may affect tomatoes and potatoes. It can rapidly destroy entire fields and ruin a farmer’s income for the year. And it may affect crops in home gardens severely as well.You may not realize it, but you are probably already familiar with the